FMEA as a subsidy for the implementation of the UFRA laboratory environmental management system

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6008/CBPC2179-6858.2018.007.0014

Keywords:

Laboratory Activities, Environmental Management, Environmental Impact, Environmental Risk

Abstract

The Environmental Management System (EMS), increasingly applied by the institutions, aims to provide environmental quality to the production process. In this context, the FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) methodology is an important tool to subsidize the implementation of EMS in research institutions, such as chemical analysis laboratories, which are potential for installation of environmental impacts. The objective of this study was to analyze the application of FMEA in the Soil Chemistry Laboratory of the Federal Rural University of Amazonia (UFRA), in Belém-PA. The results showed the existence of eight problems, the main ones being: inadequate effluent disposal, poor water management and inadequate waste disposal, which should have priority corrective actions; as well as, immediately, changes in the professionals' posture regarding the use and management of laboratorial resources, in order to improve the chemical analysis process. The other results should also be corrected, but not immediately, but in the medium and/or long term. The FMEA method has proved to be efficient in identifying and evaluating environmental risks, causes and effects in loco, proposing preventive and/or corrective actions and generating subsidies for the implementation of the EMS.

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Author Biography

Kelly Christina Alves Bezerra, Universidade do Estado do Pará

Engenheira Ambiental e de Energias Renováveis formada pela Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia - UFRA em 2016. Onde atuou como bolsista no Programa de Educação Tutorial em Ciência do Solo - PET Solos/UFRA (março de 2013 - junho de 2016). Mestre em Ciências Ambientais pela Universidade do Estado do Pará - UEPA em 2019. Possui experiência em trabalhar com equipe interdisciplinar, organizar eventos, realizar coleta de solos e desenvolver atividades de ensino, pesquisa e extensão na área de ciência do solo, com ênfase em educação ambiental.

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Published

2018-09-24

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 7 (2018): Revista Ibero-Americana de Ciências Ambientais - Ago, Set 2018

Section

Engenharia Ambiental

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